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GDT > RTD Rider’s Guide > Routes > Route 9 – West 10th Avenue

A bus at Union Station.
A bus at Union Station.

Route 9, ‘West 10th Avenue’, runs from to Lakewood Commons to Denver Union Station via 10th Avenue.

Map & Schedule

A Line map.

Route 9 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes throughout the day, there is no service in the evenings.

Vehicles Used

A bus in Downtown Denver.
Gillig 40ft Low Floor Transit Bus.

The route is operated by RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor Transit Buses from Platt Garage, Denver.

The route is operated by TransDev on behalf of RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor Transit Buses from Broadway Garage.

Ridership

YearTotal
2018279,000
2019251,000
2020132,000
202188,000
2022112,000
2023128,000
2024128,000
Annual Ridership

Current Issues

This route suffers from poor scheduling at ? Station, here buses are timed to depart 3 minutes before W Line trains arrive.

Future Plans

The System Optimization Plan proposes to increase weekday frequency to 15 minutes, evening frequency to 30 minutes and weekend frequency to 30 minutes.

The System Optimization Plan details no proposals to change this route.